?– SHARON DEMPSEY is a writer and entrepreneur who is developing an online publication of locally
focused financial information. A desire to create a web site with a searchable database and
e-commerce capabilities led to her involvement with this book. Sharon tested the procedures
in this volume within the Windows XP environment and offered critique from the perspective
of a do-it-yourselfer who is not a computer expert.
?– AUDRA HENDRIX is adjusting to life in America after her recent return from France where she
spent five years living in Paris and working as an independent consultant. Fluent in French,
she focused her expertise on needs assessment, application development and deployment,
and future growth planning for a variety of import/export and retail system clientele. She was
educated at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and began her computer career
with Hewlett-Packard. She currently consults as development advisor and technology liaison
for small to medium-sized businesses. While her client roster includes the Fortune 500, she
prefers the challenge of working and developing small and medium-sized businesses that are
struggling to institute or transition their technology solutions. She also assists in the development
of a full array of marketing strategies with a niche focus on web presence and services.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the following people for their invaluable assistance with the
production of this book:
Tracy Brown Collins, our project manager, for guiding everyone through the process of
building this book.
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